The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-26
WEST AND SOUTH.

guilty., ana ne was nneQ 80 anu COStS.
Reynolds was ably defended by Colonel
Robert Ingersoll.
WEST AND SOUTH.
The nitro-glycerine works at Spirit Lake,
near Duluth, Mimi, was wrecked by an ex-
plosion on the 18th, killing two men, names
unknown. The building contained four
tons of explosives. The site Of the build
ing is marked by a hole in the ground near
ly, forty feet deep. Parts OF the engine
were found half mile away, and all the
houses near were more or less damaged.
A boiler in the saw-mill Of Beth Il Morri-
son, at Gallipolis, o., exploded on the 18th,
wrecking the mill and fatally injuring
Charles Brown, visitor at the mill John
Dray and James Valentine. Jesse Stone
and James Salgue were severely hurt, but
may recover.
The slaughter house Of Nicholson, Ross
& Co., at South San Francisco, occupying
nearly an entire square, burned on the 18th.
A large number of sheep, hogs and horses
were burned to death. Loss $10O, 900.
The thirty-third annual session Of the
Western Unitarian conference was held in
Chicago on the 18th. Sixty societies were
represented.
A large distillery at Des Moines has been
notified to close up under the recent ruling
of the Supreme Court. Thirty-seven thou
sand gallons Of beer in Mates brewery
were confiscated.
Ex-Governor William Smith died at his
home in Fauquier County, Va, on the 18th.
He had been twice Governor of Virginia,
| and was also Brigadier General in the
Confederate army. His age was eighty
| eight years.
Ex-City Treasurer Reed, of Bismarck,
| D. T., is only 5000 short in his accounts
and it is thought he will return. He is
nephew of the late Alexander Mitchell and
son Of the late Judge Reed, who was
burned in the Newhall House fire.
Three colored men named John Reachell,
Lowe Hopping and Robert Boyd, were plow-
| ing on Smithfield Island, near Cairo, Ill, on
| the 18th, when a bolt of lightning came
from small fleecy cloud in clear sky and
| struck them and their mules senseless.
When Hopping and Boyd recovered, they
found Reachell dead.
T. T. Coyle, editor of Catholic paper
published at San Antonio, Tex, created a
sensation in that city on the 18th by going
to the Alamo with sledge-hammer and
| smashing to pieces statuette OF st. The
resa. The statuette was discovered at San
Antonio in 1867, while workmen were en-
gagged in making excavations for building,
| and had on its breast Masonic emblem,
consisting Of square and compass On this
| account it was objectionable to Coyle, who
| is devout Jesuit He was arrested.
Tho annual meeting Of the trustees of the
| Slater fund for the promotion OF education
among the freedmen was held at Old Point
| Comfort, Va, on the 18th. The report OF
| the general agent, DR.. Haygood, shows that
/ the sum of $4,000 has been disbursed
during the past year from theincome OF the
| fund.- an advance of SO, 600 upon the dis
bursements of the year before The orig
inal capital Of the fund, 81, ,0O0, 600, has been
/ slightly augmented and its securities are
/ well invested.
J. v. Barbour, well-to-do citizen of
Grant County, KY, on the 18th obtained a
4 verdict for $4,000 damages in the United
States Court at Covington, against E. o.
Stevenson, of Ohio for the seduction of
his daughter, aged seventeen. The offense
was committed year or two ago when
j Stevenson was living in Grant County.
A vein of silver-bearlng quartz was re.
Gently discovered in the hills near Tuscola,
Ill, by Henry Bobo, an experienced miner,
who is confidenti it will pan out handsomely.
The discovery has caused much excitement
in the vicinity.
4 After three days trial at Lebanon, O.,
Jacob r. Hisey, who gave s450 note in
favor of F. W. Hathaway, agent of the
Bohemian Oat Company, was compelled te
pay the amount Hisey claimed the note
was procured by fraud, but the court held
differently.
At Salem, o., Rev. J. s.. Willets has con
J verted about thirty-five persons to the
faith cure religion, and steps are being
taken to build church. Their belief is II
healing by faith and in the end of the worlt
about 1895.
} At Salida, Col, on the 10Th a Rio Grandt
railroad train, with Kate Castleton's com
pany on board, was thrown from the track
and the sleeper rolled down an embank
ment. The leading lady, Grace Leslie, wa
: instantly killed. DIR. George Cox, AMI
Conductor Aubrey of the sleeper, wer
J severely injured.
, In the Joint session Of the Florida Legis
i lature on the 10Th the vote for Unite'
J States Senator resulted Samuel Pasco
r Democat, "a; Goodrich, Republican, II
Mr. Pasco was declared elected.
: AT the East Tennessee farmers conven
r tion at Knoxville, the three hundred dele
t gates present passed resolutions fayoring
: prohibition amendment to the State const
: tuition, and pledging their influence to Sc
n cure its adoption by the people.
The Michigan Senate on the 10Th passe
|, the ironclad oleomargarine bill, making
9 misdemeanor to manufacture the con
r modify in Michigan. The bill provides tha
q grocers selling it or hotel keepers furnish
ing it to guests must exhibit placar
8 prominently stating the facts, or be lab
=, to from six months to three years in
k prisonment or 800 to $500 fine.
n The Western Unitarian conference.
l. session at Chicago on the 10th, adopted
D resolution that it 'shas neither the wish nj
the right to bind single member by decla
, ., ions concerning fellowship or doctrin
n and welcomes all who wish to join us
is help estab blish truth, love and righteousne.
l. in the world"
1T In conversation with reporter at Chic
g. go on the 10Th Senators Voorhees, and Bee
expressed the opinion that the Presidel
s. would call an extra session of Congress
,r October /, to consider revenue taxation.
n Hon. Charles E. Stuart died at Kalam
IS zoo, Mich, on the 10Th, aged seventy-sevt
a years. He served with distinction tv
OF terms in the National House of Represent
tives and one term as Senator. From is
ne to 1860 he was one of the most brilliant al
IN trusted leaders of the Democratic party.
I'd Bob Lamar, accused of killing the Ha
8, mon Brothers, of Dallas, Miss, in 1884. W
st acquitted by jury at Oxford, that State,
few days ago on third trial, the ca
rt having been taken to the Supreme Cou
n three times. Lamar was first sentenced
=, be hanged; at the second trial he was Sc
Id fenced to State prison for life. The acqu
as tai was surprise. Lamar will now
en- taken to Calhoun County to be tried
IS. killing Detective Wise, of Texas, just aft
a he killed the Harmon brothers.
os- The Confederate monument at Hopkil
vile, KY, was unveiled on the 18th in
KS presence of an audience of several thousa
M persons, among whom were distribut
OF medals of elegant de sign, embossed w
ed the National colors and beautifully
graved Hon. james Breathitt deliver
ie- the oration.
ay passenger train on the information
ice Il Great Northern railroad was stepped
few days ago at Mcneil station, Tex,
m band of fifteen or twenty robbers, W
lrd robbed the express car. The passeng
on were also held up and a considerable amo'
,se taken The mails were not touched.
ler amount taken from the express was
ascertained.
ent John Boyd, butcher of Rockford, Mic